Why Halifax Sends Boston a Tree Every Year

Why Halifax Sends Boston a Tree Every Year Every year, one Canadian city sends a giant Christmas tree to Boston. It's a thank you, more than a hundred years old. December sixth, 1917. Two ships collided in Halifax harbour. One was full of explosives. The blast was one of the largest ever before the atomic age. Whole neighbourhoods were flattened. About two thousand people died. Thousands more were hurt. Then a blizzard hit the ruined city. Hundreds of miles away, Boston heard the news. They didn't wait to be asked. That same night, a relief train left Boston, packed with doctors, nurses and supplies. The blizzard slowed it down, but it kept going until it reached Halifax. When they arrived, they set up hospitals and worked day and night for weeks. The next Christmas, Halifax sent Boston a tree. To say thank you. In 1971, Nova Scotia made it a tradition. A tree has gone every year since. Today it lights up Boston Common. Because some kindness is too big to thank only once. Did you know this story? Comment THANK YOU.